www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Kris W. Kobachhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/kris-w-kobach/?utm_medium=RSS2017-07-24T11:21:03-04:00Kris Kobach said voter commission isn't trying to prove Trump's claims about fraud in 20162017-07-24T11:21:03-04:00Sally Personshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/24/kris-kobach-said-voter-commission-isnt-trying-to-p/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Kris W. Kobach, vice chairman of Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, said Monday the commission's job is not to prove President Trump's claims of voter fraud in the 2016 election.</p> <p>"I've been asked what about the presidential election of 2016 [and] President Trump's claims he made in January? My ...Donald Trump touts bipartisan election integrity commission, 30 states willing to comply2017-07-19T11:45:00-04:00Alex Swoyerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/19/donald-trump-touts-election-integrity-commission/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>President Trump pushed back Wednesday against critics who say his Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity was created to support his claim of widespread voter fraud, with the chief executive questioning the intent of some states withholding voter data.</p> <p>The commission's first public meeting Wednesday comes after several lawsuits were ...Congressional Black Caucus, Dems pressure Mike Pence to remove Kris Kobach from election commission2017-07-18T15:40:00-04:00Alex Swoyerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/18/cbc-dems-pressure-pence-remove-kobach-commission/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and several House Democrats asked Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday to remove Kris W. Kobach as vice chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity and to cancel the requests made last month for states to turn over voter information.</p> <p>The pressure ...Trump's voter commission suspends data collection, awaits judge's ruling2017-07-10T17:17:00-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/10/trumps-voter-commission-suspends-data-collection/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>President Trump's voter integrity commission has suspended collection of states' voter data until after a judge rules on whether the panel is abiding by data privacy laws, the commission's vice chairman said in a court filing Monday.</p> <p>Kris W. Kobach also said they will switch the system used to collect ...Kobach says reports of massive resistance to voter commission are 'fake news'2017-07-05T17:05:00-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/5/kobach-report-resistance-voter-commission-fake/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The vice chairman of President Trump's voting integrity commission said Wednesday that despite television news headlines reporting more than 40 states resisting his calls for data, he knows of just 14 that have refused, and he called reports to the contrary "fake news."</p> <p>"At present, 20 states have agreed to ...Trump commission: American voters don't have right to 'informational privacy'2017-07-05T16:44:00-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/5/panel-americans-no-right-information-privacy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>President Trump's voting integrity commission fired back at critics Wednesday, saying the Supreme Court has never recognized a constitutional right to "informational privacy" that would prevent the panel from collecting and studying voter registration data from all 50 states.</p> <p>In court filings, the Justice Department and integrity commission Vice Chairman ...Donald Trump signs order creating voter-fraud panel2017-05-11T09:37:01-04:00Dave Boyer, Stephen Dinan and Stephen Dinan, Dave Boyerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/may/11/donald-trump-sign-order-creating-voter-fraud-panel/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>President Trump established a commission Thursday to study voter fraud and suppression, tapping Vice President Mike Pence and Kansas Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach to lead an effort that is drawing fire even before its first meeting.</p> <p>On an issue where anecdotes, conjecture and accusations from both sides have ...Kris Kobach: '99.9 percent' sure Donald Trump's border wall will be in GOP platform2016-07-11T08:46:57-04:00David Sherfinskihttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/11/kris-kobach-999-percent-sure-donald-trumps-border-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>As delegates get down to business on crafting the Republican platform this week, Kansas Secretary of State Kris W. Kobach says he's nearly a 100 percent sure the platform will include Donald Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall.</p> <p>"I'm 99.9 percent sure that that will be in the platform," Mr. Kobach said ...Voter citizenship checks in Kansas, Alabama, Georgia upheld by judge2016-06-29T21:34:09-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jun/29/voter-citizenship-checks-in-kansas-alabama-georgia/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Kansas, Alabama and Georgia can demand their residents submit proof of citizenship before signing up to vote even if they're using the federal government's registration forms, a judge said Wednesday, delivering a win to states concerned about voter fraud.</p> <p>The League of Women Voters and the Obama administration had tried ...Obama amnesty challenge could be undercut by 'Dreamer' lawsuit ruling2015-04-07T20:42:04-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/7/obama-amnesty-challenge-could-be-undercut-by-dream/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A federal appeals court Tuesday tossed a lawsuit trying to halt President Obama's 2012 deportation amnesty for illegal immigrant "Dreamers," ruling that neither immigration agents nor Mississippi could show enough of an injury to be allowed to sue.</p> <p>The ruling comes from the same appeals court that is about to ...Obama amnesty creates loophole for illegal immigrants to register, vote in elections2015-02-12T19:19:03-05:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/12/obama-amnesty-creates-loophole-for-illegal-immigra/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>President Obama's temporary deportation amnesty will make it easier for illegal immigrants to improperly register and vote in elections, state elections officials testified to Congress on Thursday, saying that the driver's licenses and Social Security numbers they will be granted create a major voting loophole.</p> <p>While stressing that it remains ...Civil rights groups appeal voter registration form ruling2014-03-30T19:35:08-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/30/civil-rights-groups-appeal-voter-registration-form/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Civil rights groups on Friday appealed a federal court decision that said states can require proof of citizenship on their voter registration forms &mdash; a ruling the activist groups said runs counter to Supreme Court precedent.</p> <p>The groups also asked Judge Eric F. Melgren to stay his own ruling from ...Voting rights activists appeal proof-of-citizenship ruling2014-03-28T16:44:46-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/28/voting-rights-activists-appeal-proof-citizenship-r/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Civil rights groups on Friday appealed last week's federal court decision that said states can require proof of citizenship on their voter registration forms &mdash; a ruling the activist groups said runs counter to Supreme Court precedent.</p> <p>The judge had ruled that the federal Election Assistance Commission couldn't refuse requests ...Ruling lets states require proof of citizenship from anyone who registers to vote2014-03-19T20:45:10-04:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/19/ruling-lets-states-require-proof-of-citizenship-fr/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A U.S. District Court judge ruled Wednesday that Arizona and Kansas can require anyone registering to vote to prove their citizenship and the federal Election Assistance Commission cannot block them.</p> <p>The ruling is a boost for states' rights and marks a setback for President Obama and other liberals who fought ...Ruling lets states require proof of citizenship from anyone who registers to vote2014-03-19T15:27:00-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/19/judge-states-can-demand-proof-citizenship-voters/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>A U.S. District Court judge ruled Wednesday that Arizona and Kansas can require anyone registering to vote to prove their citizenship and the federal Election Assistance Commission cannot block them.</p> <p>The ruling is a boost for states' rights and marks a setback for President Obama and other liberals who fought ...Holder sues Texas to stop voter ID law, congressional maps2013-08-22T12:41:00-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/aug/22/holder-sues-texas-stop-voter-id-law/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. sued Texas on Thursday, escalating the battle over voting rights and saying the Legislature was intentionally trying to discriminate against Hispanics when it redrew its congressional district maps and passed a voter-ID law.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Arizona and Kansas are fighting the federal government on another ...KNIGHT: Kansas leads way against ballot fraud2012-05-18T19:45:06-04:00Robert Knighthttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/may/18/kansas-leads-way-against-ballot-fraud/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Kansas is one of those schizophrenic states that produce movers and shakers on both sides of the aisle, plus a lot of moderates like Viagra pitchman Bob Dole. The same state that has conservative Republican Sam Brownback as governor most recently sent Democrat and former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to Washington, ...Romney's push against amnesty makes immigration a defining issue2012-01-11T20:51:08-05:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/jan/11/romneys-push-against-amnesty-makes-immigration-a-d/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>COLUMBIA, S.C. &mdash; Mitt Romney collected the endorsements Wednesday of the architect of Arizona's immigration-crackdown law, marking the final step on a journey that has taken him from lukewarm support of legalization to the Republican presidential field's most ardent opponent of amnesty.</p> <p>And with Mr. Romney inching closer to wrapping ...Supreme Court OKs Arizona's business immigration law2011-05-26T11:19:00-04:00Stephen Dinanhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/26/supreme-court-ok-arizonas-business-immigration-law/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>In a weighty case with far-reaching implications, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld an Arizona law that requires all businesses to check to make sure new workers are in the country legally &mdash; and in the process signaled the states can have a greater say on immigration issues.</p> <p>The 5-3 ...